Chapter 55

Sophia gave a small nod, “Mhm.”

She wasn’t actually cold. The wool hat she was wearing still held onto his warmth.

She had always been a pushover for Brandon, especially when he was being thoughtful and tender like this.

Brandon didn’t pick up on the ripples in her heart. He raised his hand to cover her ears for a moment and looked at her, “You didn’t eat much back at home. How about grabbing a bite outside?”

Sophia hesitated for a second before nodding.

Behind the square was a night market with street food stalls. Even though it was early in her pregnancy, Brandon wasn’t too strict about what Sophia could and couldn’t eat.

It was Sophia who held back a bit, not daring to eat just anything. She only ordered a burger.

Their dining spot was just a makeshift tent and a small table set up by the roadside.

Brandon also got himself a burger and sat opposite Sophia.

This was their first time eating at a street stall like this.

The experience felt novel to Sophia, particularly with Brandon sitting across from her in a suit, which seemed a bit out of place against the backdrop of the humble stall.

Sophia thought Brandon might feel uncomfortable, but then she saw him pick up the disposable utensils and start eating.

She couldn’t help but look at him.

Brandon glanced at her in between bites, “What’s up?”

Sophia shook her head, “Nothing.”

added, “Just didn’t expect you

“Back in college, there was this whole street of food stalls behind

bit surprised, “I thought you were

his plate, looking at her. “As a student, I was more easy-going. These past few years running

asked her, “What about you? Ever been to places like this

a student, who could afford fancy restaurants all the time? We’d stick to street stalls, cheap and tasty.” Sophia chuckled, “Had a food street behind my college too. I used to

chuckled, feeling

days, always bustling with student couples. Watching them, he’d often think of Sophia, wondering which college she was at, what she was doing, whether

which college

test, she had been admitted to a prestigious university due to her high scores. Her name was up there on the honor board,

same university area, and their schools often

world, they never crossed paths.

been to your school before,”

taken aback,

the burger, tilting his head slightly to look at her, “When I first started college and wasn’t so busy,

small hope of bumping into Sophia during those visits, though it had never

known you were coming, I would’ve treated you to

smiled back,

had known he was

her words didn’t carry

her. She had always carefully hidden her crush on him, always feeling a mix of respect, fear, and dependence around him, never daring to make a move even if they had

didn’t call her out on it. Instead, he suggested, “Let’s

side of him that wasn’t so distant, or it could have been that the burger and condiments were just really good.

finished the burger in one

not really hungry himself. He had come out with her just because he couldn’t

was almost unimaginable in his past life.

a walk, having late-night snacks, they all seemed like

her heart’s content, Brandon felt an

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